Family Feud cancelled as Dai goes dancing

Without Dai Henwood, the show will not go on at Family Feud. Photo / Supplied

Mediaworks has quietly cancelled its popular Kiwi game show Family Feud after nearly two years on air.

A Mediaworks spokesperson says the shake-up comes as a result of Dai Henwood moving to host Dancing with the Stars, a change which was announced last week.

"With Dai busy hosting Dancing with the Stars, we have made some changes to the 5-6pm timeslot," they say.

Family Feud started in February 2016 when Three launched Newshub in place of 3 News and brought the game show in as its new 5.30pm lead-in after Home and Away moved to TVNZ 2.

However, it's been off the air in recent weeks with The Best of Family Feud NZ airing instead at 5pm, followed by Family Feud Australia.

Now, Mediaworks has confirmed The Best Of series will end on December 15.

Its 5pm slot will be filled by Family Feud Australia which will, in turn, be replaced by US comedy series Modern Family at 5.30pm.

Mediaworks says a limited number of All Star Family Feud NZ episodes will be made during 2018.

Henwood will return to screens in 2018, co-hosting Dancing With the Stars alongside Sharyn Casey, replacing Dominic Bowden who hosted the last series in 2015.